| | |  | Reference | Home » » Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times Audiobook CD: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor, Revised Edition (7 CDs) (v. 1) | | | | | | | Description: | | The Story of the World CD audiobook is a collaboration between Jim Weiss, whose voice is "liquid gold" (CNN TV), and Susan Wise Bauer, whose writing has been described as "timeless and intelligent" (Publishers Weekly). These spirited readings of the first volume in Bauer's history series bring to life the stories and records of human history from ancient times to the present.
Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, this volume of the popular Story of the World series weaves world history into a storybook format. The first volume begins with the ancient nomads and ends with the last Roman emperor.
This audio CD edition may be used along with the print books, as a supplement to a traditional history curriculum, or independently. 6 audio CDs. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9781933339047
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Susan Wise Bauer | | Audio CD:
| 1 pages | | Publisher:
| Peace Hill Press | | Publication Date:
| October 02, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1933339047 | | Package Length:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 161 reviews |
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 AWESOME reading history book for young kids!!Mar 08, 2010
Just bought volumes 1-3 and love love love this series so far! It explains subjects such as 'history' and 'archaeology' in terms that a 6 or 7 year old could EASILY understand. It puts history and culture into story form that is interesting to a young child. I've been reading out loud to my 5 and 7 year olds and they are enraptured by the stories!! Love that it is so simple and FUN!
It works. And we like it.Feb 17, 2010
My first grader asks me to read from this book. So that makes it kid approved in our house. I appreciate the new formatting over the old edition--the design easily delineates between history, legend and myth stories. When I want to explain the Bible stories, though, I turn to the Bible or to other trusted narratives on the Bible. I have chosen to supplement this book with a stronger Biblical worldview with the "Mystery Of History" series.
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 "Stories from the world" would be a better titleFeb 07, 2010
The good thing about this book is that my seven year old daughter loves to listen to it, especially in the car. As other reviewers have said, the bad thing is that the book liberally mixes fact, mythology and blatant speculation. Worse, though I'm no historian, there were many factual errors that even I noticed. In addition to the errors mentioned by others, the ultimate reason for the Trojan War, we are told, is that Zeus thought there were too many people in the world, and wanted to cull the flock. There are many sources for the myth of the Trojan war, but I've never heard this almost Biblical explanation. Later, when talking about Haiti, we are told that Yellow Fever is the same thing as Malaria. This is categorically false. Surprisingly, we are told how Lewis and Clark sailed up the Mississippi River to South Dakota. Perhaps she really meant the Missouri River? I wonder if any fact-checking was done on this book, if even I noticed errors like these.
I liked how the series covered many non-Western subjects, but some of the areas, especially in the Middle East, seemed rushed. There seems to be a curious use of space in the book. For example, almost a whole chapter is given over to a detailed re-telling of Shakespeare's Macbeth. While interesting, it seems like an odd use of many pages of a history book.
Good readerJan 11, 2010
I like the reader for these stories. She could put a little more genuine emotion into it, though. She speaks with emotion, but it is the same cadence and emotion for each story, mostly. Using the audio makes it easier for us to get our homeschool history lessons in when we need to be away from home, or with kids who are reluctant to listen to Mom read aloud.
The intro and "outro" music is a little loud and annoying, however. Not having heard the Jim Weiss versions, I wonder if they ever changed that? At any rate, I often find myself trying to catch it before the intro to the next chapter and turning it down or off, to save my ears.
Still a good and useful product which I would recommend.
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Very Pleased!Jan 05, 2010
We are using this book for our homeschool curriculum and have greatly been enjoying the stories.
We will write another review when we finish to share our pros, cons, etc. :)
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